KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER PREVENTION IN DANANG IN YEAR 2009

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the correlation between knowledges, attitudes and practices of people in Da Nang city in Dengue hemorrhagic fever preventional activities. Subjects and Methods: The study was done on 252 patients who have evidence of hemorrhage and 252 persons not suffering from Dengue fever in the same area under the mating method. Collect data on indicators of knowledge, attitude and practice about Dengue mosquitoes, bed nets, water cleaning containers, remove waste materials, using of incense, spray ... Results and discussion: There is a correlation between infected Dengue hemorrhagic fever and many factors, includes: didn’t know that mosquitoes are transmitted by insects (OR=1,51), not know that Aedes aegypti spread Dengue haemorrhagic fever. The relationship between Dengue hemorrhagic fever and attitudes: not accept mosquitoes net all day and night (OR = 14.95), not accept regular cleaning of water containers (OR = 5.66), not accept using incense, aerosols (OR = 4.257), not accept getting rid of waste water containers (OR = 4.35). Related problems between Dengue hemorrhagic fever with practice: there is a relationship between remove waste materials and Dengue hemorrhagic fever (OR = 3.966), There are no correlation between practices mosquito net all day and night and Dengue hemorrhagic fever (OR = 1.316) Conclusion: There are some correlation between knowledges, attitudes and practices and Dengue hemorrhagic fever infected risk.